Arsène Wenger has appealed for privacy within top-flight football clubs after
a list of club fines was published on Twitter.

A visitor to Arsenal's training ground tweeted a picture detailing a list of fines the team's manager hands out to his players for a variety of offences – from lateness to failure to wear appropriate clothing or footwear.

Reading newspapers in the dressing room also constitutes a fine- of £100

It is believed an Arsenal fan who is a friend of the Gunners' club doctor Gary O'Driscoll tweeted the picture following a visit to the club's training ground in London Colney, Hertfordshire.

Defender Per Mertesacker is in charge of collecting the money when his team-mates fail to toe the line.

According to the notice all fines must be paid to Mertesacker in cash within seven days of being posted.

Making a phone call inside the training ground will result in a £500 fine — although texting is allowed.

Breach of club discipline

Fine

Non attendance of unused players at home matches without permission of manager

£1000

Late for training

<15 minutes £250, >15 minutes £500

Late for treatment/massage

<£250, >15 minutes £500

Late for travel

£500

Late for match day meetings/meals

£250

Wrong kit on match days

£100

Inappropriate clothing outside of the dressing room

£100

Outdoor shoes in the dressing room

£100

Newspapers, laptops and phones in the medical room

£100

Newspapers in dressing rooms

£100

Non production of urine sample for two consecutive weeks

£200

Phone calls in the building (texting allowed)

£500

Non participation in commercial activities (including Club Day)

£500

Wenger said he was disappointed by the breach of privacy:

"It's frustrating because I feel you have a right to privacy inside the dressing room.

"When that is not respected, it's disappointing. It was not malicious. It's more innocent.

"It's more disappointing than anything else."

Wenger said he was unhappy about what he sees as a general lack of privacy when it comes to coverage of leading football clubs.

"I don't talk about what happens inside the club.

"We live in a world that you do not have to come into our sleeping room to know exactly what happens.

"It becomes a little bit ridiculous now that every single moment of a football club has to be absolutely public and explained. We have to stand up for our bad performances, but not for everything that goes on at the club."

Wenger did have a sense of humour about the fact that German defender Per Mertesacker is his debt collector.

"The Germans do well economically and we respect that," the Frenchman said.

"They are the only ones that make money in Europe. That's why we've chosen a German."